New “City Hunter” movie announced to celebrate TV anime’s 35th Anniversary
The official Twitter account for the City Hunter franchise announced on Friday that the series is getting a new movie to commemorate the television anime’s 35th anniversary. The account began streaming a trailer, which lists the movie as “coming soon.” The video reveals and previews TM Network‘s ending theme song “Get Wild,” which is the same as the original anime’s ending. The video also confirms that Akira Kamiya will return to play Ryo Saeba.
Tsukasa Hojo‘s City Hunter manga ran from 1985 to 1991 and has 35 volumes. The manga inspired four television anime series, one anime film, and several video and television specials including a 2015 original anime DVD. ADV Films released most of these anime projects in North America. The original anime premiered in April 1987. The City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes anime film opened in Japan in February 2019.
Discotek Media announced its license of the original City Hunter anime projects and the recent City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes film in April 2019. Crunchyroll is streaming the City Hunter television anime series, specials, and films.
Coamix and Imagineer‘s MangaHot app and website is publishing the City Hunter manga in English.
MangaHot describes the story:
Ryo Saeba, a.k.a. City Hunter. A sweeper who fulfills all his client’s needs. He’ll do anything from bodyguarding to contract killing, but he’ll only take the job if a pretty woman is involved, or the client’s sincerity makes his heart tremble. Together with his partner Kaori Makimura, the kid sister of his late best friend, Ryo fights the evil haunting the shadows of the city!!
